Mechanical dancing device



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,292

G. PRZYBYLKO' ET AL M MECHANICAL DANCING DEVICE Filed March 24, 1927 Ill IIU

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earn PRIZYBYLK AND STANLEY'MIICHALEK, OF PEQUABUCK, CONNECTICUT.

MECHANICAL patterns DEVICE.

Application filed March 24, 1927".

This invention relates to a new and novel device in the nature at a toy embodying figures representing dancing persons, and a means of revolving t-he'said dancing figures so as to impart the usual dancing motion thereto.

The object of the invention is to provide a toy oi novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereii'iafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 shows a side elevational view ot our improved toy.

Fig. 2 shows a vertical. sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 shows a horizontal sectional View taken on the line 33 of 1. V Fig. 1 shows an enlarged detail view of the disc adapted to support and rotate the dancing figures, as embodied in our improved toy.

Fig. 5 shows a sectional *iew thereot', taken on the line 55 oi Fig. 1-.

here embodied our improved toy comprises upright members 10, attached at their lower extremities to the corners of the base member 11. their upper extremities formed or shaped. as at 12, so as to represent ornamented posts, such as usually provided in connection with railings, generally employed to enclose dancing pavilions, and the like. The floor member 13, is attached, at its corners, to the upright members 10, adjacent to the upper extremities of the said upright members. The railings 14, are extended between the upright members 10, at or near the upper extremities thereof. The vertical members 15, are ex tended between the railings 141 and the edges of the floor member 13. The above described construction being; such as will represent a dance hall or dancing pavilion, such as above referred to.

The electric motor 16 is attached to the base member 11, and is suitably connected to any convenient source of electric power at apted to operate or drive the said electric motor. The latter mentioned elements not being shown in the accompanying drawing. The flexible member 17, a belt, is extended over the pulley 18, attached to the armature shaft of the electric motor 16, and over the pulley 19, attached to the shaft- 20. The shaft 20, is rotatably mounted in bearings carried in the supporting member 21, attached to the upright members 10, intermediate The upright members 10, have Serial No. 178,032.

The bevel pinions 22 and 23, are attached to the shaft 20, and mesh with the bevel gears 24. and 25, respectively, attached to the shatts and 2'7, respectively. The shafts 26 and 27, are rotatably mounted in the bearings 28 and 29, carried in the supporting members 30 and 31, respectively, attached to the u iright members 10, directly below the platform member 13.

The 32 and 33 are attached to shafts 2t) and 27, intermediate thereof, between the supporting members 30 and 31. The pinions 3 1 and 35, are rotatably mounted on the shafts and 37, respectively, carried in the supporting member 30. The pinions 3a: and 35, mesh with the gears and 33, respectively, and with similar gears 38 and 39, respectively. The gears 38 and 39 are attached to the shafts 40 and 41, respectively, rotatively mounted in bearings carried by the supporting members 30 and 31.

The above mentioned shafts 26, 27, ab) and 41, are also rotatively mounted in the bearings 42, carried in the floor member 13. The disc members -13, are provided with centrally located lugs 4- 1, adapted to receire the pins 41-5, as a means of pivotally attaching the disc members 13, to the upper extremities of the shafts 26, 27, 40 and 11. The disc members 13, are positioned in circular recesses formed in the upper surface of the floor member 13, said recesses being formed so as to provide a low portion 16, and a comparatively higher portion a", which will cause the said disc members 43 to rise and tall somewhat when rotated by the electric motor 16. The upper disc members 48, are provided with axial extended elements 19, adapted to receive the pins 50, as a means of rotatively mounting the upper disc members 48 or the said disc members 43. The extend ed members 51, preferably of spring steel, are attached, at one extremity, as at 52, to the floor member 13, adjacent to the periphery of the upper disc members 48, so as to permit the tree extremities of the extended members 51, to extend or project over the periphery of the said upper disc members. The expansion springs 53, are attached at one extremity, as at 5%, at or near the periphery of the upper discs 18. The expansion springs are attached at their other extremities, as at 55, to the disc members 43. The above described construction being such as will permit the upper disc members 13 to be driven or rotated by the disc members the 43, due to gravity, or the weight of the said upper disc members, and which will cause the free extremity of the extended member 51, to engage the screws 54, so as to momentarily stop the said upper disc members 48. The continued, uninterrupted movement or rotation of the disc members 43, will cause bers lg'the above described 'constructionbe 111g such as Wlll permit the electric motor i 16 to rotate the figures 56, by imparting the motion as hereinbefore set forth, so as to represent or depict dancing couples so as to provide an amusing toy. 7

It Wlll be understood that the above men- I tioned shaft 20, may be provided. with an extremity or, adapted to receive a crank, lever, or the llke, not shown in the accoman in drawin as a means of aermittin a 7 our improved toy to be manually operated.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desired to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows 1. In a toy of the class described, a substantially horizontal platform provided with a circular recess having an inclined bottom surface, an inclined disc rotatively mounted in said recess, an upper disc mounted on said first mentioned disc, adapt- 7 ed to be rotated by engagement therewith and figures representing dancers mounted on said upper disc adapted to rotate therewith and to rise and fall periodically as said discs rotate in an inclined plane.

2. Ina toy of the class described, a sub stantially horizontal platform provided with spaced recesses having inclined bottom surfaces, lower discs disposed in said re cesses and rotatively guided in an inclined "plane by the inclined surfaces of said recesses, upper discs mounted on said lower discs 1n superimposed relation, shafts dasposed through apertures in said platfornr and pivotally attached at its upper end to said lower-disc, driving mechanism operatively mounted below said platform for rotating said dlscs, and figures representing dancers mounted on said upper discs adapled to rotate therewith on inclined planes for producing combined dancing like rotative and vertical movement. 7 a 3. A toy of the class described compris-v ing a substantially horizontal platform provided Withspaced recesses having inclined si gn atures.

bottom surfaces, lower discs disposed in said recesses and rotatively guided in 'inclined planes by the inclined surfaces of said recesses, upper discs disposed in superimposed relation on said lower discs and having arcuate slots, a pin mounted in each of said lower discs and disposed in the arcuate slots in. said upper discs, abutments mounted on saidupper discs in close proximity to said arcuate slots, resilient stops mounted on said platform in the path of said abutments adapted to engage said abutments periodically during rotation of said discs for momentarily positively arresting rotation of said upper discs, and springs attached at one extremity to the pins of said lower discs and at the other extremity to the abutments of said upper discs adapted to rotate said upper discs against the'action of said resilient stops after said lower disc has rotated a predetermined amount i'elative to said upper discs. 7

4. A toy of the class described, comprising a platform, a lower disc rotatively mounted on said platform, an upper disc ha ing an arcuate slot therein mounted on said lower disc in superimposed relation, a pin mounted on said lower disc and disposed in said arcuate slot, an abutment on said upper disc, figures representing dancers mounted on said upper disc adapted to rotate therewith. a resilient stop mounted on said platform and disposed in the path of said abutment adapted to periodically engage the latter for momentarily positively arresting rotation of said upper disc for producing a dancing like hesitation in the rotation of said figures and a spring attached at one extremity to the pin of said lower disc and at the other extremity to the abutment of said upper disc adapted to rotate said upper disc at anaccelerated speed after said lower disc has rotated a predetermined distance relative to said lower disc.

5. In a toy of the class-described, a platform having an inclined ecess therein, a disc rotatively mounted in said recess adapted to be rotatedin an inclined plane, a second; disc mounted on said first mentioned disc adapted to rotatein an inclined plane, figures on said second disc, and mcriis for momentarily positiveiy interruptii tation of said second disc for etiec tation in the movement of said res, aid figures being rotated in unison with said upper disc on the inclined plane thereof for imparting to said figures a combined rotative and upward and downward movement.

In testimonywhereof we have afiixed our GEORGE P zYnYLKo. STANLEY anonanmr. 

